Swedish temperance societies are of a wide variety.
In 1933 these included:
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IOGT-NTO
IOGT-NTO is a Swedish temperance society, the Swedish branch of IOGT International. In 2007, it had approximately 46,000 members, in 1,000 local groups.
History
IOGT-NTO was formed in 1970, through the merger of the Swedish chapter of IOGT with ...
(the Swedish branch of
IOGT International
The International Organisation of Good Templars (IOGT; founded as the Independent Order of Good Templars), whose international body is known as Movendi International, is a fraternal organization which is part of the temperance movement, promotin ...
)
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Nykterhetsorden Verdandi (NOV, socialist, established 1896)
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Öfverås Blåbandsförening, founded by
Beatrice Dickson in 1884
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Sveriges Blåbandsförbund (SBF, Christian, the
blue ribbon association, established in Sweden in 1883)
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Vita Bandet
Vita or VITA (plural vitae) is Latin for "life", and may refer to:
* ''Vita'', the usual start to the title of a biography in Latin, by which (in a known context) the work is often referred to; frequently of a saint, then called hagiography
* Vit ...
(for women, the
white ribbon, established in Sweden in 1900)
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Motorförararnas Helnykterhetsförbund (MHF, for motorists, founded 1926)
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Sveriges Lärares Nykterhetsförbund (SLN, for teachers, founded 1906)
* Sveriges Studerande Ungdoms Helnykterhetsförbund (SSUH, for students)
* Järnvägsmännens Helnykterhetsförbund (JHF, for railroad workers)
* Sveriges Polismäns Helnykterhetsförbund (SPHF, for policemen, founded 1905)
* Svenska Tullpersonalens Helnykterhetsförbund (STHF, for customs staff)
* Svenska Läkarnas Nykterhetsförening (for physicians).
Sweden's first central temperance society was
Svenska Sällskapet för Nykterhet och Folkuppfostran, established on April 11, 1837. It still existed in 1933, but only had 149 members.
Peter Wieselgren had formed an earlier society for high school students in
Växjö.
See also
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Temperance movement
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List of Temperance organizations
References
Temperance
Temperance movement by country
Temperance
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